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60 Lashes For Female Reporter Doing WHAT?

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A Saudi Arabian court sentenced a female journalist to 60 lashes because she worked for a television station that aired the sexual confessions of a Saudi man, she and her attorney said today. The Reuters news agency said the woman, who requested only her first name used, was unaware her Lebanese Broadcasting Corp. did not have proper authorization to operate in the Islamic … [Read more...] about 60 Lashes For Female Reporter Doing WHAT?

Country Wisdom: White House vs. Fox

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Campaign attacks on Barack Obama and his crew as latte-drinking elitists are finally coming into play in their war of words with Rupert Murdoch's rough-and-ready outback minions. Any country boy could have told them a basic rule of rural life: Never get into a contest with a skunk. Now, the Administration is finding itself befouled by controversy as an ABC correspondent … [Read more...] about Country Wisdom: White House vs. Fox

Obama Declares National H1N1 Swine Flu National “Emergency”

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It's now official and in a stage beyond just warnings: President Barack Obama has declared swine flu a national emergency: President Barack Obama has signed a proclamation declaring swine flu a national emergency, the White House said Saturday. "In keeping with the administration's proactive approach to H1N1 Flu, President Obama last night signed a proclamation … [Read more...] about Obama Declares National H1N1 Swine Flu National “Emergency”

Saturday Radio: Constitutions and 3rd Party Poopers

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Join us again today, Saturday Oct. 24, at 1 pm Eastern time on Mid Stream Radio, where Cindy and I will field questions on the current "ridiculous" constitutionality flap, the special elections in New York and New Jersey, along with anything else that crosses our minds. Call in with your own thoughts at (646) 595-3963, or join in the online chat if you're registered (for free!) … [Read more...] about Saturday Radio: Constitutions and 3rd Party Poopers

Trusting (But Not Registering) Republican

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When I received my daily polling update from Rasmussen this weekend I'll admit that I was in for a surprise. The polling agency went back to the well with their periodic series of questions as to which party Americans trust more on the top ten issues of the day. You wouldn't be able to tell from a lot of the media circus we watch on a daily basis, but the Republicans actually … [Read more...] about Trusting (But Not Registering) Republican

Sometimes Mainstream Media Doesn’t Get All the Facts

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I'm not a mainstream media basher. By and large, I have great respect for the media. But I do have a pet peeve with some in the media, particularly columnists, who, enamored of a story, fail to get all the facts. Take a trivial, but evocative example appearing in newspapers all across the country today. In Newsday, Verna Gay has a column about Soupy Sales, the comedian who … [Read more...] about Sometimes Mainstream Media Doesn’t Get All the Facts

The “Ridiculous” Health Care Constitutionality Question

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There's something almost adorable about the way some people with a limited grasp of our nation's constitution attempt to lean on, twist and otherwise molest the document in an attempt to support their own world view. The latest incident came after a reporter asked Nancy Pelosi where the Constitution empowered Congress to enact an individual health insurance mandate. Her … [Read more...] about The “Ridiculous” Health Care Constitutionality Question

Media Stands Up To White House Bullying

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Guest Post By C.L. Smith C.L. Smith aka "Leonidas" is a frequent, right of center commenter on The Moderate Voice and has been invited as a Guest Voice. ********** Well President Obama tried to muzzle Fox News yet again but this time as the Red State blog puts it, "White house tries to muzzle media; draws back bloody stump". So this administration had what … [Read more...] about Media Stands Up To White House Bullying

NATO Ministers Support McChrystal — Easy For Them To Say

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Reports from Bratislava, Slovakia, today indicate NATO defense ministers support Gen. Stanley McChrystal's recommendations to increase counterinsurgency strategy, nation building and additional troops in Afghanistan. Easy for them to say. More than two-thirds of the 28-country NATO forces totalling 104,000 troops are American and far less than those one-third are involved in … [Read more...] about NATO Ministers Support McChrystal — Easy For Them To Say

A Long, Melancholy Roar: The Human Most Likely To Cause Your Violent Death Is You

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Among those things I am involved with is suicide prevention. A friend in our local coalition forwarded this third and final piece in a fascinating series about predators. The whole series is worth a read, but these final paragraphs are what she highlighted for us: Today, in many parts of the world, the human being most likely to cause your violent death is: you. Yes. You … [Read more...] about A Long, Melancholy Roar: The Human Most Likely To Cause Your Violent Death Is You

Rocking Guantanamo

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Life imitates and irritates art as leading musicians join a Freedom of Information suit to discover how loud rock was used as an instrument of torture against Guantanamo detainees. Members of REM, Pearl Jam and Nine Inch Nails want to know details of when and how their work was employed to break down terror suspects, although the CIA insists that the sounds were "not for … [Read more...] about Rocking Guantanamo